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Bad Jude. Maybe it's because I didn't read comics 20 years ago but why are there so many thought balloons? Characters can just do they don't need to narrate. I will go ahead and spare you the frustration of reading my review because it was awful and the art looked barely finished.

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X-Men forever is one of those books that people either love or hate and there's not much room in the middle. I really enjoyed the first several issues but then I just didn't have the time to keep up so I have been slacking on my reading. Takeda is one of my favorite artists, her syle is just gorgeous. She draws absolutely beautiful women and the scenes just flow so incredibly well. Her Ms. marvel run was awesome as well, she was perfect for that book. Anyways, needless to say the art is the highlight of this book as the story is ok but nothing gripping or thought provoking happens. I always thought Logan and Jean should be together since Scott's pretty much banged anything he could get his hands on. It was cool seeing them together in this issue. The fight with the Hand was cool but the whole reasoning behind who the big bad was never really discussed and i was confused by the plot a little. I don't mind the thought bubbles. I'm glad they are not in every book i read but claremont uses them just fine here. He has gone overboard with them in the past but it's acceptable here.

guitarsmashley wrote:Bad Jude. Maybe it's because I didn't read comics 20 years ago but why are there so many thought balloons? Characters can just do they don't need to narrate. I will go ahead and spare you the frustration of reading my review because it was awful and the art looked barely finished.

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A. How can you not like that art?

B. Thought balloons worked because comics were not modeled after movies and television back then. They were their own thing, and one of the unique abilities of comics is the ability to show things through thought bubbles and captions. This has been removed from the medium because comics choose not to meet their full potential, and instead strive to be movies on paper, which is good in some ways, but ignores the power of the medium in others.

the thought bubbles help bring together the positives of a book vs. pictures on a page. Sometimes Claremont overuses the thought bubbles but he didn't in this book. The writers who use thought bubbles while still alowing the artist to convey the story as well are the best.

B. Thought balloons worked because comics were not modeled after movies and television back then. They were their own thing, and one of the unique abilities of comics is the ability to show things through thought bubbles and captions. This has been removed from the medium because comics choose not to meet their full potential, and instead strive to be movies on paper, which is good in some ways, but ignores the power of the medium in others.

I wish there were some balance in between the too-heavy exposition style comics of the '80s, and the garbage being churned out by the likes of...well, I won't name names, but the writers who have fooled themselves into thinking they are writing "cinematic" comics and not doing hack jobs.